After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Quotes By Christopher Isherwood. It was no good. I hope you a get a chance to read this novel, Brian – Mr Norris is quite something. It is an interesting view of pre-Hitler's Berlin, a moment when both the Nazis and the communists are challenging the establishment for power. Diese Einkaufsfunktion lädt weitere Artikel, wenn die Eingabetaste gedrückt wird. This book had an unexpectedly Wodehousian feel to it. I have Goodbye to Berlin, of course, but any other recommendations would be most welcome. Unauthorised use and/or duplication of this material without written permission from this blog’s author is prohibited. He left England to work in Berlin as an English tutor since Berlin was much more liberal toward homosexuals. In line with Isherwood's other works, descriptions are light and airy rather than overdone to the point that they become meaningless, and they allow the story to continue easily. A lot of different characters and their acting under these circumstances are described, objectively,completely without prejudice or other strong feelings. Change ). Etwas ist schiefgegangen. The other of Christopher Isherwood’s Berlin books is a proper novel as opposed to inter-connected short stories. Hate exploded suddenly, without warning, out of nowhere; at street corners, in restaurants, cinemas, dance halls, swimming-baths; at midnight, after breakfast, in the middle of the afternoon. When it comes to them it is not purging or uplifting, but merely degrading and wretched, like a bladder disease.”, “I must say that I have always felt that, in the deepest sense, we are all brothers. Absolutely five stars. Christopher Isherwood, inextricably associated with W.H.Auden and Stephen Spender, represents a kind of educated, literary, urbane Englishness, but with interests outside provincial England. It disappeared with magic speed into the mouths of horses and the stockings of ballet girls. The book is still in print more than 70 years after its publication because it is famous for depicting Berlin during the years when the Nazis rose to power - just like the even more famous novel « Goodbye to Berlin » by the same author. On his arrival at Norris’ flat, Bradshaw soon discovers that his new friend runs an import-export business. As the novel progresses, Bradshaw gets drawn into one of Norris’ schemes. Bitte versuchen Sie es erneut. Well-groomed and witty, with money to burn, he must have been one of the most eligible bachelors of his large circle; but it was the Jews, not the ladies, who got him in the end. The narrator William Bradshaw meets Arthur Norris on a train, and the two become friends. Left wing, fairly openly homosexual (when it was illegal) intellectual, finely crafted poets, playwrights and or novelists. As he gets to know Bradshaw, Norris reveals a little of his childhood and the years he spent travelling around Europe with his adoring mother prior to her death. Well, I can’t compare the two as I’ve got Goodbye to Berlin to come, but Max might be able to offer a view on this when he drops by. So many wonderful books to discover, all vying for our time and attention – if only we had enough time in which to read them. After three or four attempts, I gave it up. Isherwood was part of a group of young English writers and poets who found England repressive and sought a form of exile (this is also partly a novel of exile); the group included Auden and Spender as well. However, after getting past the introductory hump, I found this book hard to put down. The author tells a story from the beginning of the nineteen thirties and from a Berlin which has still not realized how dangerous the political situation is. The Berlin Novels: "Mr Norris Changes Trains", "Goodbye to Berlin". At one point in the novel, Bradshaw reflects on his impressions of Mr Norris, a very telling passage as it turns out. Februar 2016. I honestly don't know what to make of the fact that the story was farcical yet the historical setting and circumstances were rather grave. Error rating book. He is a rather unscrupulous businessman who is one-step ahead of his creditors and authorities. He was born near Manchester in the north of England in 1904, became a U.S. citizen in 1946, and died at home in Santa Monica, California in January 1986. I’m so glad I picked it up as it turned out to be a most enjoyable novel! 7 Personen fanden diese Informationen hilfreich, Rezension aus dem Vereinigten Königreich vom 6. More to say later. Christopher Isherwood was a novelist, playwright, screen-writer, autobiographer, and diarist. Instead of Berlin in 1930 the setting could have been Bangalore, Brussels or any other city outside of England before the second World War. However, this chance meeting results in a firm friendship and, fairly soon, William is visiting his new friend frequently and becomes involved in his disreputable life and associates; including his bullying secretary Herr Schmidt. But no, this time-honoured process didn't work. The narrator presents as being gullible and naïve. Read 289 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Set in 1930s Berlin and based on Isherwood's experiences there, this is an elegant and intriguing character study. Bitte versuchen Sie es erneut. Isn’t it just wonderful? Mr Norris is nervous at having to present his passport, elusive about what he does and, with his rather obvious wig and odd habits, does not seem as though he is a character to take seriously at first. I read a handful of these short little Isherwood novels years ago, and this one and A Single Man were the two that I most appreciated. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. While the actual plot line was quite thin, I found myself wanting to start the next chapter. The downside to all these classics being read is that it reminds you of those you haven’t yet got round to! Oh, I really want to try A Single Man! Sind Sie der Meinung, dass dieser Artikel Urheberrechte verletzt? Ihre zuletzt angesehenen Artikel und besonderen Empfehlungen. By rights, I ought to have read it before the film adaptation came out as it’s going to be hard to wipe those images of Colin Firth and Julianne Moore from my mind. Despite the troubled times of its setting, Mr Norris is a warm and engaging story which charts the somewhat peculiar friendship that develops between two men following a chance encounter on a train. (Sebastian Barry. He was also homosexual and made this a theme of some of his writing. Have fun revisiting this one, Lady F – I hope it lives up to your memories. It’s me that should be thanking you for reviewing it in the first place – I seem to have a pretty good hit rate with your recommendations. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Never mind. Set in Europe, mostly Germany, during the 1930s. Versandoption auswählen und eBooks kaufen. Maybe I should give Mr N a try…. temporär gesenkter USt. Aha, Jacqui, you have done it again! ( Log Out / Top subscription boxes – right to your door, Visit Amazon's Christopher Isherwood Page, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Zugelassene Drittanbieter verwenden diese Tools auch in Verbindung mit der Anzeige von Werbung durch uns. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Entdecken Sie jetzt alle Amazon Prime-Vorteile. 107-108). I haven’t read any Isherwood in years! It is not bad but a lot less than what I had expected. Oddly enough, it isn’t a new issue – my edition is dated 1999. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 14, 2016. The novel is narrated by William Bradshaw, a young Englishman living in Berlin. ( Log Out / Berlin was the choice for Isherwood, mainly because an elderly relative had warned him against it, saying it was the vilest place since Sodom. Mr Norris Changes Trains (English Edition). Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2015. Faced with the prospect of a long and tiresome journey, he strikes up a conversation with the man in his carriage, Mr Arthur Norris, a gentleman of ‘independent means.’ Right from the start it is clear that there is something a little odd about Mr Norris. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. After Goodbye to Berlin, more of the same but not quite as good. There is so much subtext behind the extremely polite veneer put forth by the anti-hero Mr. Norris. It’s not hard to imagine how he came up with some of these characters, especially Bradshaw. Except for Norris' masochism and being a fraud it is a fairly conventional story about comparatively well-to-do English in a foreign land they do not take seriously nor are particularly interested in. His delicate white hand fiddled incessantly with the signet ring on his little finger; his uneasy blue eyes kept squinting rapid glances into the corridor. Juli 2001). Even though the two novels are connected by their setting, I get the impression they can be read in any order. Unfortunately even the characters of the story and their dealings are not particularly interesting. (His daily grooming regime is very precise and elaborate, not unlike that of a grande dame with lotions and face creams aplenty.) It’s quite an affectionate portrait in spite of the darkness at play in Berlin at the time. Be the first to ask a question about Mr Norris Changes Trains. Excellent read, highly recommended. (It’s nice to be reminded of an old favourite every now and again!) :), Pingback: My Reading List for The Classics Club | JacquiWine's Journal, Pingback: A-Z Index of Book Reviews (listed by author) | JacquiWine's Journal, This is one that’s already on my TBR, I just have to get round to it…. You make me want to rush and get the book at once. While working as a private tutor in Berlin in the 1930s, the English author Christopher Isherwood wrote Mr Norris Changes Trains, a novel set in the city during the final years of the Weimar Republic. ‘I think,’ he continued at length, ‘I may safely claim that in the course of my whole career I have very seldom, if ever, done anything which I knew to be contrary to the law….On the other hand, I do and always shall maintain that it is the privilege of the richer but less mentally endowed members of the community to contribute to the upkeep of people like myself. And sometimes moving between more than one genre, and even collaborating as writers. Februar 2015. Norris is a man of contradictions; lavish but heavily in debt, excessively polite but sexually deviant. Christopher Isherwood, inextricably associated with W.H.Auden and Stephen Spender, represents a kind of educated, literary, urbane Englishness, but with interests outside provincial England. Well, this is the problem as my own reading list is growing all the time. God knows what I made of it then. Es wird kein Kindle Gerät benötigt.
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